Towards Sustainable Organic Farming Systems

Daniel El Chami
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Daniel El Chami: Timac Agro Italia S.p.A., S.P.13, Località Ca’ Nova, 26010 Ripalta Arpina CR, Italy

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 23, 1-5

Abstract: The European Union green deal has proposed the “organic farming action plan” to render a farming system that is more sustainable and adaptable in terms of climate change mitigation and thus enable meeting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN-SDGs). While this policy instrument is fundamental to achieving sustainable agriculture, there is still no agreement on what sustainable agriculture is and how to measure it. This opinion paper proposes an ecosystem-based framework for the crop life cycle to determine the balance between the economic, social, and environmental pillars of sustainability toward supporting decision-making.

Keywords: organic farming; sustainable agriculture; ecosystem services; life cycle assessment; EU Green Deal (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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